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RIPPE v. EDWARD C. LEVY COMPANY
Specifically, Rippe argues that the trial court erroneously instructed the jury on premises liability and vicarious liability. First, we conclude that, in reading the jury instructions as a whole, the jury was not misled as to the law on premises
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:55A
FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSORS v. CALLIOPE PROPERTIES, LLC
In Case No. A11A1287, the BTA appeals the trial court's award of attorney fees with regard to one of these parcels, arguing that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to make the award. In Case No. A11A1800, Calliope appeals, arguing that
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:55A
Conrad Murray To Be Sentenced
She sat in court for much of her son's trial, just a few feet away from Jackson's mother. "I sympathize with Mrs. Jackson as a mother," Rush wrote in a letter to the judge. "I sense she was very close to her son. I really wanted to approach her
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:54A
'Witnesses are still terrified'
It is critical that the media, so vital to us in this struggle for justice, remember this vindictive chain of events against a group that has been consistently assisting the victims gain access to the courts, stand up at the time of trial and give
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:54A
A verdict, finally
In 2008, all the cases were handed over to an SIT appointed by the Supreme Court. Seventy-six people were accused in the Sardarpura case; 31 were convicted and 42 acquitted. Two died during the trial and one was declared juvenile.
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:54A
U.S. v. SULLIVAN
The district court sentenced him as a career offender under USSG § 4B1.1 to 400 months. He appealed, but his appointed counsel contends that the appeal is frivolous and seeks permission to withdraw under Anders v. California, 386 US 738 (1967).
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:54A
Trial set for Spanish judge over war crimes probe
Attorney Gonzalo Martinez-Fresneda said Tuesday he received notice of the trial date from the Supreme Court a day earlier. If convicted Garzon faces a suspension of up to 20 years. The lawyer said such a punishment would in effect end the 56-year-old
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:54A
MOORE v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The state court dismissed the claim sua sponte, holding that the FCRA did not grant Moore a private right of action. 1 Although Moore filed—but failed to pursue—an appeal, the trial court's judgment qualifies as final and on the merits. See DiSorbo v.
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:53A
Lil Boosie appears for pre-trial motion
Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie is scheduled to be in district court Tuesday morning for a pre-trial motion. Lil Boosie, whose real name is Torrence Hatch, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Terry Boyd. His lawyers subpoenaed Michael
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:53A
U.S. v. WAZNY
Lastly, we review the sentence a district court imposes for "reasonableness," which "merely asks whether the trial court abused its discretion." United States v. Pugh, 515 F.3d 1179, 1189 (11th Cir. 2008) (quoting Rita v. United States, 551 US 338,
Updated: 11/29/2011 06:53A
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